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This book should prove to be the definitive work explaining van der Waals forces, how to calculate them and take account of their impact under any circumstances and conditions. These weak intermolecular forces are of truly pervasive impact, and biologists, chemists, physicists and engineers will profit greatly from the thorough grounding in these fundamental forces that this book offers. Parsegian has organized his book at three successive levels of mathematical sophistication, to satisfy the needs and interests of readers at all levels of preparation. The Prelude and Level 1 are intended to give everyone an overview in words and pictures of the modern theory of van der Waals forces. Level 2 gives the formulae and a wide range of algorithms to let readers compute the van der Waals forces under virtually any physical or physiological conditions. Level 3 offers a rigorous basic formulation of the theory. less

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'A relatively short prelude provides an excellent overview of van der Waals forces and the various theories developed to explain them … Excellent references are suggested in all such instances. Problems and examples are scattered throughout the book … Parsegian has a gift with words and the text is enjoyable not only for its scientific insights and elegant exposure of ideas, but also for its beautiful prose … I feel, in fact, somewhat awkward reviewing a book that is already a hit. A student walked into my office as I was absorbed in the text. His face lit up in a smile as he remarked: 'Ah, you too have discovered this book … I just got it myself. It's excellent!' - Indeed it is!' Journal of Statistical Physics